The Story Behind This Shot
A double exposure of a bear from The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, with Hallett Peak and the spruces at Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park forming its back and the lake filling the body. Dream Lake sits in Tyndall Gorge, and the small Tyndall Glacier still clings to the cirque between Hallett Peak and Flattop Mountain. The bear never made it to the park, which is just as well; it would never have gotten a timed-entry reservation.
A big, warm wildlife print that puts one of the park's best-known views inside a bear.
About Dream Lake
Bear - Dream Lake is a double exposure; its landscape was photographed at Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Rocky Mountain National Park's postcard lake, framed by Hallett Peak and Flattop Mountain.
- Distance: 2.2 mi round trip
- Elevation gain: About 425 ft
- Lake elevation: About 9,900 ft
Best light: Sunrise is the classic: you look west up the lake as first light turns Hallett Peak orange while the water is often glassy.
Dream Lake hiking & photo guide → · More photos from Dream Lake →
Bear - Dream Lake
Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Part of Wild Peaks, double exposures of Colorado wildlife and mountains →
Hike to this spot: Dream Lake guide →
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